I'll have to take your word for it that he's got his moments. I don't suspect I'll be seeing any of that fabled side of him for a long time. He clearly despises me.
But, if there's anyone who could train a pack of barbaric alien children into possessing something approaching sophistication, it would be you. You've earned their trust; and that, while unpleasant, is an achievement in itself, I reckon.
...How long has it been since the others vanished? I've gathered Eridan is the only one of his kind left in the prison.